Shelly Kim, creator of the popular Instagram lettering account @lettersbyshells, is a self-taught modern brush calligrapher who hosts in-person workshops throughout the U.S. on digital lettering, brush lettering, and watercolor lettering. She also offers entertaining and inspiring tutorials on YouTube and Facebook (both accounts: Letters By Shells) and is the author of two step-by-step technique card gift sets, Learn to Create Modern Calligraphy Lettering and Learn to Create Art Deco Lettering (both published by Rock Point, 2017). Shelly has also collaborated with a wide range of creative companies, including Apple, at their Today Apple event, where she shared her artwork and story; Adobe Student, for their Spark Stories Sweepstakes; and with such crafts manufacturers as Tombow, Ranger Ink, and Prima Marketing. Shelly and her work have been featured on CBS News, Art Insider, and MOO.com. She lives in southern California.
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1 LETTERING ESSENTIALS 12 Getting Started with Brush Lettering 13 Modern Calligraphy Tools 16 Modern Calligraphy Basics 19 The Drills 21 Reviewing Drills & Lettering Guidelines 24 Connecting Letters 26 Exploring Other Styles 36 Designing Quotes
2 DIGITIZING YOUR LETTERING 40 Overview 41 Capturing Your Lettering 44 Creating a Digital Lettering File
3 LETTERING ON A TABLET 50 Essential Tools 51 Getting Started in Procreate 53 Learning the Basics 69 Essential Procreate Techniques 97 Combining Procreate & Adobe Sketch
4 DIGITAL LETTERING PROJECTS 104 Colorful Geometrics & Lettering 107 Custom Invitations 110 Creating Cards with Adobe Sketch & Procreate 112 Colorful Name Tags 116 Love Tags 120 Creating Vinyl Lettering with Silhouette Cameo 126 Applying Vinyl to Acrylic Paint 128 Foil Lettering with a Laminator
132 Inspiration Gallery 139 Practice Sheets 141 Resources 141 About the Author 142 Acknowledgments 143 Index
